1

Glue hopper cover

Open this cover when replenishing glue pellet.

2

Exhaust fan

Discharges Perfect Binder PB-503 exhaust.

3

Secondary (sub) tray

Ejects paper without processing in Perfect Binder PB-503.

4

Perfect binder tray front door

Open this door when clearing paper jams or trim scraps. When you open the Perfect binder tray front door, you will see that the glue tank unit is attached in the back.

5

Cover tray

Stores bookbinding cover.

6

Perfect binder tray window

Used to check the stacked paper in the bookbinding tray.

When paper is stacked on the right side of the bookbinding tray, press Feeding button to feed out paper to the Carriage.

7

Perfect binder tray front door

Open this door when removing bound paper.

8

Feeding button

Press this button when feeding out the bound paper to the Carriage.

9

Paper jam indicator

Lights up when a paper jam occurred in the paper conveyed by the Perfect Binder PB-503 finisher.

10

Book holding plate

Place this plate along the stacked bound paper to prevent the paper from collapsing when moving the Carriage.

11

Carriage

Used to carry the bound paper from the Perfect Binder PB-503.

12

Book stopper

Inserting in the optional stopper positioning hole prevents paper from collapsing when moving the Carriage.

13

Book holding plate lever

Move this lever when lining up the Book holding plate along paper.

14

Conveyance section cover

Open this cover to clear a paper jam when Paper jam indicator lights up.

15

Knob [PB14]

When clearing a paper jam, turn the knob counterclockwise to feed the paper through.

16

Body set release knob in clamp unit

When removing the body paper fixed to the clamp unit, turn the knob clockwise.

17

Knob [PB2]

When clearing a paper jam, turn the knob to feed the body paper to the clamp unit.

18

Lever [PB7]

When removing the body paper jammed in the clamp unit, press this lever downward and pull out the paper.

19

Knob [PB6]

When clearing a paper jam, turn the knob to feed out the paper to the Secondary (sub) tray.

20

Lever [PB3]

When clearing a paper jam, hold the lever, open the guide, and remove the body paper.

21

Lever [PB1]

When clearing a paper jam, hold the lever, open the guide, and remove the body paper.

22

Lever [PB12]

When clearing a paper jam, hold the lever, open the guide, and remove the body paper.

23

Lever [PB4]

When clearing a paper jam, hold the lever, open the guide, and remove the cover.

24

Lever [PB5]

When clearing a paper jam, pull out the Trim scrap box, open it leftward, and remove the cover.

25

Knob [PB13]

When clearing a paper jam, turn the knob clockwise to feed the cover through.

26

Trim scrap box

Pull out this box to discard trim scraps.

27

Knob [PB11]

When clearing a paper jam, turn this knob upward; the binding unit lowers.

28

Jam position display

The location of the paper jam is indicated by a LED light.

29

Knob [PB8]

When clearing a paper jam, turn the knob clockwise, and remove the cover from the binding unit.

30

Binding unit release knob

When clearing a paper jam, turn this knob downward to remove the cover from the binding unit that remains elevated.

31

Knob [PB9]

When clearing a paper jam, turn the knob clockwise to release the cover fixing plate.

32

Knob [PB10]

When clearing a paper jam, turn the knob counterclockwise to release the cover fixing plate.

33

Air nozzle

Blows air to prevent the same cover from being fed multiple times.

34

Feed roller

Feeds sheets into the Perfect Binder PB-503 one by one.

35

Lock release knob

When moving the Guide plates, push this knob to the back to unlock.

36

Rear stopper

Align this guide with the rear edge side of the loaded paper.

37

Guide plates

Align this guide with both sides of the loaded paper.

Name

Perfect Binder PB-503

Type

Perfect binding with the console hot melting system

Function

Perfect Binding

After automatic perfect binding, ejected to Perfect binder tray.

Secondary (sub) tray

Ejects to Secondary (sub) tray without processing.

Relay conveyance

Conveys paper to post-processing device without processing.

Number of bound sheets

10 to 300 sheets, or within 30 mm / 1.18" thickness

Maximum 150 sheets or thickness of up to 15 mm / 0.59" for color paper or coated paper (ML, MO)

The maximum number of sheets for Z-fold is 4 sheets or less for double-sided printing and 2 sheets or less for single-side printing.

Paper size

Perfect binder tray

• Body

Standard: A4 v, B5 v, A5 w/v, 8.5 e 11 v, 5.5 e 8.5 w/v, 16K v

Custom: Widthwise 139 mm to 307 mm, lengthwise 210 mm to 221 mm / Widthwise 5.47" to 12.09", lengthwise 8.27" to 8.7"

• Cover paper

Widthwise 139 mm to 307 mm, lengthwise 279 mm to 472 mm / Widthwise 5.47" to 12.09", lengthwise 10.98" to 18.58"

Secondary (sub) tray

Standard: SRA3 w, A3 w, B4 w, SRA4 w/v, A4 w/v, B5 w/v, A5 w/v, B6 w, A6 w, Postcard w^*1, 13 e 19 w, 12 e 18 w, 11 e 17 w, 9 e 11 v, 8.5 e 14 w, 8.5 e 11 w/v, 7.25 e 10.5 w/v, 5.5 e 8.5 w/v, Foolscap^*2, 8K w, 16K w/v

Custom: Widthwise 95 mm to 331 mm, lengthwise 139 mm to 488 mm / Widthwise 3.74" to 13.03", lengthwise 5.47" to 19.21"

Tab paper: A4T v, 8.5 e 11T v

*1: Only in Japan.

*2: Foolscap refers to 8.5 e 13 w, 8.25 e 13 w, 8.12 e 13.25 w, and 8 e 13 w sizes.

Paper weight

Perfect binder tray

Body: 64 g/m² to 105 g/m² / 17 lb Bond to 28 lb Bond

Cover: 81 g/m² to 216 g/m² / 22 lb Bond to 57 lb Bond

Secondary (sub) tray

40 g/m² to 400 g/m² / 10 lb Bond to 106 lb Bond

* The paper type is limited to 351 g/m² to 400 g/m² / 94 lb Bond to 106 lb Bond.

Paper type

Perfect binder tray

Body: Plain, Fine, Color Specific, Coated-ML, Coated-MO

Cover: Fine, Coated

Secondary (sub) tray

All types of paper used in the machine

Tray capacity

Cover tray

1,000 sheets (82 g/m² / 23 lb Bond)

500 sheets (216 g/m² / 57 lb Bond)

Perfect binder tray

For booklets with maximum thickness of 30 mm / 1.18" (approx. 300 sheets), 11 booklets e 2 columns (equivalent to approximately 6,600 sheets). Set capacity is as follows, according to number of sheets in body. 10 to 30 sheet booklet: 50 sets, 31 to 150 sheet booklet: 35 sets or up to maximum detection, 151 to 300 sheet booklet: Up to maximum detection

Secondary (sub) tray

Approx. 200 sheets (80 g/m² / 21 lb Bond) (includes full detection)

Cover cutting

Select whether to include/not include cutting.

Warm-up time

Approx. 20 minutes

Dimensions

1,360 mm (W) e 708 mm (D) e 1,223 mm (H) / 53.54" (W) e 27.87" (D) e 48.15" (H)

Weight

Approx. 270 kg / 595.25 lb

Power

In Japan: AC 100 V, 50/60Hz (supplied from power cord)

Metric area: AC 230 V, 50 Hz (supplied from power cord)

Inch area: AC 120 V, 60 Hz (supplied from power cord)

DC 24 V, 5 V (partially supplied from the front stage)

Maximum power consumption

1,000 W or less